As far as survival gear goes, I like cheap, light, unobtrusive, and multi-use. Today’s tip of using a Pencil Sharpener for Tinder fits all those things. If you keep a small pencil sharpener in your gear you can use it to make tinder for your fire. It the outside of the wood is wet from […]
Month: November 2013
How to Assemble a Harbor Freight Cement Mixer
This article is not a step by step guide to Harbor Freight Cement Mixer Assembly, you can get that in the video below, but rather extra tips I learned from the install and first use of my 3.5 cubic foot mixer. First off, in the event you lost your instructions here is a link […]
Selfishness is Good – Within Limits
Some time ago a online journal for Emergency Management Professionals posted an article proclaiming Preppers to be “Socially Selfish” (The article has since been removed and the site changed names). I was one of many that took issue and rebutted the entire premise. At the time, I bristled at the idea that preppers are selfish, […]
Making Homemade Pasta
I have a very easy recipe for making your own homemade pasta. I love pasta, and since boxed pastas cannot compete with fresh noodles, I wanted to share my recipe. It is very simple and easy to modify once you get the principles down. Basically it is one cup flour to one cup egg. All […]
How To Conceal a Self-Defense Knife: Covert LDK Belt
I wasn’t really sure I wanted to share this covert LDK belt carry method. Not because its not a good tip, but I think everyone needs a secret or two. However, I found a new method of carrying a BOGA knife (Back Off-Get Away). This method can be used as a last ditch defensive […]